JON SARKIN was a successful chiropractor and dedicated husband before a tiny blood vessel shifted in his brain. The vessel swelled, pressing on his acoustic nerve, causing extreme tinnitus and an unbearable sensitivity to sound.
The condition was debilitating, so Sarkin elected to undergo risky brain surgery to fix it. The surgery was initially successful, but later complications caused Sarkin to suffer a massive stroke, which wreaked widespread havoc on his brain. When he emerged from a coma, he was consumed by a relentless compulsion to create art.
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Hello! I had a brain stem stroke last year which left me with one usable hand. I have started a blog to help people get ideas about how to go through life doing all the things they love to do with a single hand. If you would like to contribute your ideas (NO MONEY!) to the blog, it would be most appreciated. The address is http://www.thesinglehandedlife.blogspot.com/. Please contact me with any questions or feel free to blog away! Barb